Digestive System Processes and Regulation

digestive system  How does food move through the digestive system? · First, the stomach stores the swallowed food and liquid · Second, the lower part of the stomach mixes up the The digestive system converts the foods we eat into their simplest forms, like glucose , amino acids or fatty acids (that make up

The digestive system is essentially a very long tube that stretches from the back of the mouth to the anus When we eat, food passes down the oesophagus to the Function of the Digestive System in Animals The primary functions of the GI tract include prehension of food and water; mastication, salivation, and swallowing

gastrointestinal tract is by neural, hormonal and paracrine mechanisms The neural control is via both extrinsic DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 13 1 Enteric nervous system  Digestive System · Select One: · The Anus and Rectum · The Appendix and Large Intestine · The Esophagus · The Gallbladder · The Liver · The Pancreas · The Small